Edinburgh Park Major U2000 (Aug 2025)
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39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Jonathan McKay (🇬🇧 SCO, 2000).
Zachary Patton (🇬🇧 SCO, 1915) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Matthew Willder (4.0) and Aadith Prabhu (4.0). Patton shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Tom Grey (1757) beat Jonathan McKay (2000), a +243-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Edinburgh, Scotland
Dates
15 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×33
🇬🇧England×4
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
11
4
1
7
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Patton takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aadith Prabhu 3 wins (R3–R5)Zachary Patton 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patton, Zachary | 1915 | SCO | +25N | +17B | +7N | −4B | +11N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1981 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Willder, Matthew | 1750 | SCO | +38B | +15N | −4N | +7B | +9B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 2037 | +60.0 |
| 3 | Prabhu, Aadith | 1840 | SCO | +33N | −7B | +15N | +12B | +16B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 2033 | +51.6 |
| 4 | Shao, Ranxi Rex | 1950 | ENG | F | +11N | +2B | +1N | =8B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.50 | 2075 | +16.8 |
| 5 | Muirhead, Alastair | 1774 | SCO | F | +14B | =26N | +23B | +10N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.00 | 2143 | +67.2 |
| 6 | McKay, Jonathan | 2000 | SCO | +36B | =19N | +27B | −8N | +26N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1826 | -14.6 |
| 7 | Clark, Eve | 1734 | SCO | +9B | +3N | −1B | −2N | +24B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1778 | -3.4 |
| 8 | Grey, Tom | 1757 | IRL | F | =10B | +13N | +6B | =4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 2068 | +48.8 |
| 9 | Johnston, Kieran | 0 | ENG | −7N | +25B | +17N | +21B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Carter, Richard | 1888 | SCO | +20B | =8N | +18B | =16N | −5B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1913 | +3.6 |
| 11 | Marusic, Berislav | 0 | SCO | +24N | −4B | +36N | +30B | −1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1792 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Donitova-Johnstone, Darima | 1750 | SCO | +18B | +28N | −16B | −3N | +29B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1938 | +50.4 |
| 13 | Fallman, Jonathan | 0 | ENG | F | +29N | −8B | +28N | +23B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1874 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mitraka, Chrysoula-ParaskeviWCM | 1813 | SCO | =27B | −5N | +39B | =31N | +30N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1755 | -12.8 |
| 15 | McCloskey, Gregor | 0 | SCO | +23N | −2B | −3B | +36N | =18B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1786 | -14.0 |
| 16 | Ridge, Benjamin | 1865 | SCO | F | +31B | +12N | =10B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1900 | +0.6 |
| 17 | Karthick, Alagu Naachiappan | 1768 | SCO | +37B | −1N | −9B | =20N | +27B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1896 | +27.2 |
| 18 | Burnett, Walter | 1971 | SCO | −12N | +33B | −10N | +34B | =15N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1701 | -28.8 |
| 19 | Keenan, Alex | 1767 | SCO | F | =6B | =30N | =26B | +22N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1840 | +7.0 |
| 20 | Mallick, Sai | 1790 | SCO | −10N | +34B | −23N | =17B | +28B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1759 | -11.6 |
| 21 | Rutherford, Kathleen | 1793 | SCO | F | =22B | +24N | −9N | +31B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1978 | +12.8 |
| 22 | Rath, Srinivas | 1625 | SCO | =29B | =21N | =28B | +27N | −19B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1801 | +21.6 |
| 23 | McCormack, Derek | 1973 | SCO | −15B | +37N | +20B | −5N | −13N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1780 | -16.8 |
| 24 | Uegaki, Haruo | 1636 | SCO | −11B | +38N | −21B | +25N | −7N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1749 | +24.0 |
| 25 | Lopez Henderson, Kyle | 1624 | SCO | −1B | −9N | +32N | −24B | +37N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1768 | +28.8 |
| 26 | Drukarczyk, Kacper | 1585 | POL | F | +39N | =5B | =19N | −6B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1718 | +8.2 |
| 27 | McKenzie, Kyriakos | 1767 | SCO | =14N | +32B | −6N | −22B | −17N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1679 | -34.0 |
| 28 | Nield, Christopher | 1766 | SCO | +34N | −12B | =22N | −13B | −20N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1487 | -22.2 |
| 29 | Ash, Michael | 1852 | SCO | =22N | −13B | F | +33B | −12N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1714 | -22.0 |
| 30 | Al Dakl Alla, Humam | 1683 | SCO | F | +35N | =19B | −11N | −14B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1827 | +23.2 |
| 31 | Adam, Michael | 1756 | SCO | F | −16N | +35B | =14B | −21N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1763 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Simpson, Carrick | 1845 | SCO | =35B | −27N | −25B | F | +33N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1662 | -39.6 |
| 33 | Warcup, Ross | 1668 | SCO | −3B | −18N | +37B | −29N | −32B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1598 | -17.2 |
| 34 | Bell, Euan | 0 | SCO | −28B | −20N | +38B | −18N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 35 | James, Chris | 1899 | SCO | =32N | −30B | −31N | F | F | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1488 | -31.0 |
| 36 | Ngandu, Guido | 0 | ENG | −6N | F | −11B | −15B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1118 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Gamble, Marc | 1692 | SCO | −17N | −23B | −33N | F | −25B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 950 | -68.4 |
| 38 | Galbraith, David | 1688 | SCO | −2N | −24B | −34N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -48.4 |
| 39 | McAleer, Thomas | 0 | SCO | F | −26B | −14N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Muirhead, AlastairSCO+67.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Willder, MatthewSCO+60.04.0 pts · #5
- 3Prabhu, AadithSCO+51.64.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Gamble, MarcSCO-68.40.0 pts · #39
- 2Galbraith, DavidSCO-48.40.0 pts · #37
- 3Simpson, CarrickSCO-39.61.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R4+243 Elo gap
- R1+221 Elo gap
- R3+221 Elo gap